Understanding server installation (1)
Among a system administrator's day-to-day tasks, installing a new operating system quicken the pulse as few others can do. It is more than an installation, as it includes steps such as preparing for the installation, installing the OS, verifying the installation, and initial server configuration. Simply, everything starts from there! Although there might be rare situations when servers come with preloaded operating systems, in most cases it is a system administrator's responsibility to get the job done.
Understanding partition schemes (1.3.2)
The disk partition is a disk's logical division so that an operating system can manage data. In general, there are two partition schemes:
- Master Boot Record (MBR): This is an old partition scheme known today as a legacy boot option. It operates on a 512-byte disk sector with a maximum of four primary partitions, or three primary partitions and one extended partition. An extended partition can have up to 26 logical...
